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The Habsburg Empire: A Very Short Introduction [#515]
The Habsburg Empire: A Very Short Introduction [#515]
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  • Covers the history of the Habsburgs, from their tenth-century origins in Switzerland, to the dissolution of the Habsburg Empire in 1918
  • Shows how the Empire was a complex structure of overlapping lands and kingdoms, with borders in constant flux, and discusses how the interests of its rulers changed, just as the larger trends and movements in European history changed
  • Covers more than just a dynastic history, looking at all the Habsburg possessions and describing the influence of the empire on European history and politics

The Habsburgs are the most famous dynasty in continental Europe. From the thirteenth to the twentieth centuries, they ruled much of Central Europe, and for two centuries were also rulers of Spain. Through the Spanish connection, they acquired lands around the Mediterranean and a chunk of the New World, spreading eastwards to include the Philippines. Reaching from South-East Asia to what is now Ukraine, the Habsburg Empire was truly global. 

In this Very Short Introduction Martin Rady looks at the history of the Habsburgs, from their tenth-century origins in Switzerland, to the dissolution of the Habsburg Empire in 1918. He introduces the pantheon of Habsburg rulers, which included adventurers, lunatics, and at least one monarch who was so malformed that his true portrait could never be exhibited. He also discusses the lands and kingdoms that made up the Habsburg Empire, and the decisive moments that shaped their history. Dynasty, Europe, global power, and the idea of the multi-national state all converge on the history of the Habsburg Empire. 

Index: 

1: Dynasties and empires; titles and peoples
2: The imperial vision: eleventh to sixteenth centuries
3: 'As if the king of each': sixteenth to seventeenth centuries
4: In the service of the faith: seventeenth to eighteenth centuries
5: Enlightenment and reaction: eighteenth to nineteenth centuries
6: The era of Franz Joseph: nineteenth Century
7: World war and dissolution: twentieth century
References
Further Reading
Index

About the author: 

Martyn Rady is Masaryk Professor of Central European History at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, where he has taught for 25 years. He is also General Editor of The Slavonic and East European Review, and has an Honorary PhD from the Karoli University in Budapest. His books include Customary Law in Hungary: Courts, Texts and the Tripartitum, (OUP, 2015), and Nobility, Land and Service in Medieval Hungary, (Palgrave, 2001).

"A master of compression and lively anecdote, Rady combines his sprightly account of Europe's most enduring and important ruling house with an illuminating commentary on the changing nature and efficacy of dynastic governance." - R.J.W. Evans, Regius Professor of History Emeritus, Oxford University

Product details

ISBN : 9780198792963

Author: 
Martyn Rady
Pages
152 Pages
Format
Paperback
Size
111 x 174 mm
Pub date
Mar 2017
Series
Very Short Introductions
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The Habsburg Empire: A Very Short Introduction [#515]

The Habsburg Empire: A Very Short Introduction [#515]

The Habsburg Empire: A Very Short Introduction [#515]